Example sentences of "[prep] where the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Much later , it seemed , she awoke and when she turned over and looked towards where the chanting had come from the African men and women had eaten and were packing away and decamping . |
| 2 | Fleury , as it happened , wanted to borrow a book and finding the door open took a few respectful steps towards where the Collector was sitting … which was on the floor , for some reason . |
| 3 | She jerked her head round quickly towards where the Men usually came from and stared fixedly . |
| 4 | He looked over his shoulder towards where the school party had gone , but could see nothing but a flat field of windblown grass . |
| 5 | He picks up/pushes the ball 2 yrds back towards where the foul was ( Speed and other player still just getting up ) , so its still 8yrd from where the foul was , but now … luckily enough , slap bang centre of the pitch . |
| 6 | With regard to the Greater York bias , the Greater York bias he refers to is simply a bias towards where the opportunities for development exist in Greater York , it is not a bias in any other sense than in terms of its distribution . |
| 7 | She 'll give you a description , when you get there , walk towards where the building , down the steps , and main reception area 's in front of you . |
| 8 | Which again is a part of the luck which probably saved me and er when I got down to the pump which was directly below where the explosion occurred , there was about three or four of us there and er as I said that the only indication that we got out it was a an enormous bang just directly overhead . |
| 9 | He starts at a medieval Gothic window , a remnant of the first university in central Europe ( founded 1348 ) ; he pauses at the rebuilt Bethlehem Chapel , the site of where the Mass was first allowed in Czech , and Jan Hus preached before being burnt for heresy in 1413 ; he pays respects to the relics of the Jewish quarter with its ancient and crowded graveyard ; to cross the river he uses the Charles Bridge , lined with Baroque statues ( many between 1700 and 1720 ) , and climbs the hill to the Castle where art and architecture of all periods again further embellish the golden city of central Europe . |
| 10 | One source of interest can be a description of where the interview has taken place , perhaps a studio , or maybe the artist 's home . |
| 11 | It is tempting to think of it as a felt tendency , so that one is somehow aware of where the mind is going . |
| 12 | SUFFERING from hangovers after their intoxicating victory on Saturday night , Hungarian reformers and their temporary allies were split last night on the question of where the new Socialist Party should pick up the pieces , as a marginal hardline faction announced the foundation of the Hungarian Communist Party . |
| 13 | Robert Dodds , managing director of Broadcast Innovations , a sponsorship firm backed by two advertising agencies , told a conference last week : ‘ There is an arrogant belief on the part of broadcasters that advertisers should support their output regardless of where the programme is scheduled . |
| 14 | It may be that the IRA , fearing informers , had gone to such lengths to restrict the knowledge of where the ‘ active service unit ’ was that it was unable to warn them that their presence was compromised . |
| 15 | If you listen to the music on individual programmes you will soon get a fair idea of where the playlist is at each week . |
| 16 | It is not snowing , but there is enough wind to be chilling and the day is grey and misty , so I get little sense of where the camp is , with visibility only a few tens of metres . |
| 17 | It 's got lots of words written up , one after the other — I suppose the names of where the trains are going . |
| 18 | IN the more radical mood that has now gripped East Germany 's revolution , the question of where the army would stand in the event of conflict has emerged as a key issue . |
| 19 | Both men stood aside to let a big dark-green Jaguar edge carefully round them on to the forecourt of the house immediately to the left of where the BMW was parked . |
| 20 | Six feet ( 1.8 metres ) tall , slim and athletic , his right-handed batting was less ferocious than that of Walcott and Weekes , relying on superb timing and balance , lightning footwork and an uncanny judgement of where the ball was going to pitch . |
| 21 | It landed in the water just in front of where the boy was standing . |
| 22 | European political leaders need to give a clear explanation of where the Community stands — a requirement which the MacSharry proposals simply do not meet . |
| 23 | And compared with so self-evident a need , the matter of where the money was to come from was quite irrelevant . |
| 24 | Clearly labelled appliances , frequent , itemised bills , and ‘ smart ’ meters that keep track of where the power goes might give the concerned consumer a chance . |
| 25 | A gay text is one which lends itself to the hypothesis of a gay reading regardless of where the author 's genitals were wont to keep house . |
| 26 | I cast into the pool , in the general direction of where the trout had risen . |
| 27 | The valley is drained by the Clough River ( unusually so named , this being the only example I can think of where the word ‘ River ’ follows the name instead of preceding it ) . |
| 28 | The children loved the hectic activity of the day , and it was difficult to keep track of where the boys were at any one time . |
| 29 | In October 1962 the choir felt it was difficult for them to give a strong lead to the congregational singing because of where the choir was placed and it was recommended that the Trustees should take expert advice on the rearranging of the pulpit area of the church . |
| 30 | Pupils too might be included in discussions of where the school is going . |